Together, along with their theater director and the rest of the cast and crew, they’ve put together a production of Sleepwalker, an award winning play by award winning playwright William Mastrosimone.

As the play unfolds, the main character, Dillon, is struggling with the decision to end his own life.

Several images struck me throughout this performance, but the one I want to share with you today is this:

When your vision of your life gets too narrow, it’s like a keyhole effect and the end is all you can see. To reduce your tunnel vision, all you have to do is take ONE step back. Then the bigger picture begins to come into focus.

One step back.

One step.

One.

And the message for our kids is this: if you wonder if someone is suicidal, or involved in self-harm, TELL SOMEONE. Yes, your friend may be mad at you temporarily, but they’ll be alive and mad at you instead of dead and not.

If my words have touched your heart, brought you a tear or a giggle, or even if they just made you say, "Hmmm..." would you take a moment to share them?

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I'm Kimberly.My life isn't made up of white picket fences and happy endings.And for a long time I wished that it were.But once I decided to abandon the idea of perfection, I began to open up to the possibilities of my life and decided to embrace the journey.And it all started with a rubber chicken.